Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows Beaver's Mill and a covered bridge near Hillsboro, Ohio, in Highland County. The photograph's caption reads "Beaver's Mill & Old Covered Bridge. Highland Co. a few miles from Hillsboro O. Rocky Fork Creek." In the 1800s and early 1900s, Highland County was home to at least six different water-powered mills along the Rocky Fork and were important centers in rural life for grinding flour, cutting lumber, carding wool, and weaving blankets. The 122 foot long truss Beaver Mill covered bridge was built in 1872 and torn down in 1955 for a new road project. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_047_001
Subjects: Water mills; Covered bridges--Ohio; Hillsboro (Ohio)--History; Mills and mill-work--United States
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing women of the Women's Christian Temperance Union outside a saloon in Hillsboro, Ohio. The sign on the building reads "J.W. Bales Dealer in Pure Wines and Liquors." The Temperance movement was an organized effort during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to limit or outlaw the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages in the United States. In 1874, a group of Cleveland women established the Women's Christian Temperance Union. This organization pressured the Ohio and federal governments to implement Prohibition, which would outlaw the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol. From the mid 1870s to the early 1890s, the WCTU was the major organization within the United States seeking Prohibition. Its members utilized rather extreme tactics to convince Americans to abstain from alcohol. Members picketed bars and saloons, prayed for the souls of the bar patrons, and also tried to block the entryways of establishments that sold liquor. By the 1890s, groups such as the American Anti-Saloon League had joined the Women's Christian Temperance Union in its push for Prohibition. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1493_002_01
Subjects: Women social reformers - Ohio; Other--Social Welfare; Temperance--History; Alcoholic beverages; Demonstrations
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio);
 

Description: Early photograph showing downtown Hillsboro, Ohio, ca. 1880. Seen in the block at left are T.A. Walker & Co., Seybert & Co., several law offices, a bookstore and several clothing merchants. Founded in 1807, Hillsboro is the county seat of Highland County. It grew throughout the 19th century thanks to its location along two railroad lines, and became an important center of agriculture and manufacturing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P15_B01_001
Subjects: Hillsboro (Ohio); Streets--Ohio; City and town life; Cityscapes; Stores & shops;
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: The east annex of the Ohio Penitentiary, where death row and the execution chamber were located, displayed photographs of hundreds of prisoners who were condemned to death throughout the state’s history. This portrait of 67-year-old J. H. Thompson is one of them. The caption at the bottom of his photograph reads: “No. 196, J. H. Thompson of Highland County, Electrocuted December 17th, 1935, for the Murder of Herbert Green at Hillsboro, Ohio.” In 1885, the Ohio Penitentiary became the site of all executions for prisoners on death row; formerly, executions had taken place in the county where the crime was committed. In 1896, the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. Altogether there were 315 people who were electrocuted at the Ohio Penitentiary. Their deaths occurred between 1897 and 1963. Thompson was the 196th prisoner in Ohio to be executed on the electric chair. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08250
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Capital punishment--Ohio--History; Electrocution; Death row; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Highland County (Ohio); Hillsboro (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Judge Thompson and his wife, Eliza Jane Trimble "Mother" Thompson. Eliza (1815-1905) was the only daughter of Allen Trimble (1783-1870), Ohio's eighth and tenth governor. She was a national and local leader of the Temperance movement from Hillsboro, Ohio. She married James H. Thompson in 1837, and together they were the parents of eight children. The photograph was taken in one of the room's in Governor Trimble's home in Hillsboro. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC3875_001
Subjects: Women--Ohio--History; Women social reformers - Ohio; Temperance--History;
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio);
 

Description: A photograph of the Highland County Courthouse located in Hillsboro, Ohio. This courthouse was built in 1832 and is the oldest Ohio county courthouse that is still in use. It represents a mix of architectural styles, including Federal and Greek architectural elements. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_033_01
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads in script: "Shadows and reflections along Paint Creek near Hillsboro, O." The photograph shows a landscape scene along Paint Creek. The water, covered in reflections of trees, is in the foreground and large trees are in the middle ground of the picture. Fence posts can be see behind the trees and a white barn or house is in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F01_003_1
Subjects: Hillsboro (Ohio)--History; Landscape photographs--1920-1950; Landscape architecture--United States--Pictorial works;
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tintype photograph of a home exterior, Hillsboro, Ohio, ca. 1850-1880. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03733
Subjects: Dwellings--Ohio; Ohio History; Houses
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraved portrait depicting Allen Trimble of Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. Trimble finished Ethan A. Brown's term as Governor of Ohio in 1822 and then served two full terms as Governor from 1826 to 1830. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05437
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Eliza Jane Trimble "Mother" Thompson, national and local leader of the Temperance movement, from Hillsboro, Ohio, ca. 1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00007
Subjects: Hillsboro (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Portrait photography
Places: Albany (New York); Albany County (New York)
 

Description: The east annex of the Ohio Penitentiary, where death row and the execution chamber were located, displayed photographs of hundreds of prisoners who were condemned to death throughout the state’s history. This portrait of 26-year-old Irmel Kittrell is one of them. Kittrell was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Thomas Mitchell of Hillsboro, OH. Kittrell appealed to have his sentence reduced to life imprisonment. However, this request was denied by Ohio Governor George White. The caption at the bottom of the photograph reads: “No. 181, Irmel Kittrells of Highland County, electrocuted June 25th, 1934, for the Murder of Thomas Mitchell.” Altogether there were 315 people who were electrocuted in the state of Ohio between 1897 and 1963. Irmel Kittrell was the 181st prisoner to be executed in this manner. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08240
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Capital punishment--Ohio--History; Electrocution; Death row; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Highland County (Ohio); Hillsboro (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "McCoppins Mills, 11 Miles E. of Hillsboro, O." In the 1800’s and the early 1900‘s, Highland County was home to at least six different water powered mills along the Rocky Fork, which were important centers in rural life for grinding flour, cutting lumber, carding wool, and weaving blankets. The J. A. McCoppin Mill, located below the Rocky Fork spillway, was first built in 1810 by David Reece. After washing away in a flood, the mill was rebuilt in cut-stone style. Construction of a dam near McCoppin’s Mill began in 1949. The dam, which was conceived by frequent visitor Colonel Walter H. Hutchins, began operation in April 1953. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_021_001
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Business and Labor; Mills
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)